Shower head



DcQ 30, 1930. J. FRASER 1,786,988

SHOWER HEAD Filed Sept. 22, 1926 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 30, 1930 UNITED PATENT OFFICE amnsjnasnnflor EDGE Moon, DELAWARE, Assrenoa o SPEAKMAN COMPANY, 01* WI MINGTON, D LAWAR A OR QRAT AWARE SHOW-ER "HEAD Application me'a September 22, 1926. Serial o. 137,060.

.The eneral object of my present invention is to provide an improved construction of shower head for use in lavatories, washrooms and other places. More -s pecifically,,-it ismy object .to provide a shower head with simple, e'fiectiveand readilyclean able strainer means.

The :various features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed 'toaan'd'torming .a part of this specification. For .a better understanding of the invention, however, its advantagesjand specific objects attained withiits use, referenceshou'ld behad to the accompanyingdrawings and descriptive matterrin which :1 have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of my invention.

Of the drawings:

'Fig' l .is anrelevation in section of a preferred embodiment Lofzmy invention; v

.1 ig. 2 .is .a sectional ,view on the line 2 -2 7 of Fig, 1; and

.3 is an elevation in section with the -needle head removed and the strainerpartly removed.

In the drawings is ShOWIlaZl'ShOWGI' head including .a hollow substantially shaped shower head casing A ordinarily made of Y cast metal, usually castbrasaand consisting of an elongated upper portionA:merging into a downwardlyand outwardly-taper ng portion A and a downwardlyextending circumferential flange portion A The upper portion A .isasubstantially thicker than the lowerportions and isthreadedto receive the usual supplypipe connections (not shown).

Positioned in the chamber enclosedby the casing A and in threadedengagement with the lower-part of the portion A .is-a tubular conduit .member B forming-an extension of the supply pipe-and having one end closed and formed with a threaded. projecting bolt member B. The pipe member B isjprovided with an outer circumferential flange B adapted to contact with the bottom-ofthepor- I tion' A of the shower head Awhenlthe mem- .itsend portionscontact with the Jcentering flanges B and Bflthereby advantageously --leaving;a; annular space between the main bodyot the supply .pipemember B and the strainer. The strainer is heldin-position thereon by aperforated face plate member lateral water outlet opening, preferably in the ram of two ':.longitudinally extending lateralv outlet openings B diametrically oppositeland extending from near the base of the member B to the projecting flange B =Surrounding-the tubular member B is a" strainerCqin the form of a. comparatively frigid tubular strueture.- In assembly the strainer G is slipped over the member Buntil In operation the strainer C is arranged to prevent foreign matter from passmg from the outlet openings B? in the supply pipe member "B, and due tothe annular space surrounding the supply pipe, a greater portion of the strainer su-riac'e varea will be'in use than the immediate portion over the, outlet openings. The shower headis therefore less liable toberenderedinoperative than if the strainer was in close contact with'the supply Theiace plate'member Dis secured in position on thethrcadedgprojeetion B vofthe conduit member "B. a The face plate 2 member ,D

preferably consists ofa horizontal face. plate D having an upwardly extending vertical.

fla'nge D fo-rmed on the circumference thereof and Y a dish shaped flange'D extending downwardly andoutwardly therefrom. The face plate D is provided with a multiplicity ofminute.verticalpassages Dtthroughout the ,entireflsurface and an opening 1) at the cen ter thereof. The vertical flange D is ar ranged for sliding contact with the vertical flange A of the shower head casing A. T he faceplate membenD is helcbinposition by .a clampinginut Eon theprojecting bolt member B. i

In orTder to prevent leakage between the variouspa rts, rubber 1 gaskets F and-F are provided the gaslretiF being positioned between the; lower end of the Vertical flange A and the face plateD and thegasket F positioned about theprojection'gB and between the closed end of the supply pipe member B and face plate D.

In the assembly of the component parts of V the shower head fiXture the supply pipe member B is threaded into the vertical threaded portion A of the showerhead casing Auntil s the flange B engages with the lower part of on the projecting member. l3v withthe. verti-' the portion A. The strainer C is then slipped on the member B, being centered by the ,flangesB Yand B until. it contacts with the lower part of the portion A. The gaskets F'and F are inserted into their proper posi tions and the faceplate member D. is adjusted cal flange D outside and in sliding engagement' with the downwardly ext'ending flange A The lock nut E is screwed on the bolt Bf securing the parts in their proper positions. In use the shower head is threaded onto the water supply pipe connection (not shown).

In the normal use of the disclosed structure, the water passes from the supply pipe con nection down through the supply pipe member B, passingout through the lateral open- 'ings B into the shower head casing chamher. The strainer C covering the openings -B )revents an forei n matter from assin C out: to clog up the perforations in the face plate D.- The liquid is forced out of the shower head chamber through the multi- "plicity of vertical passages D and descends in the form of a spray.

The shower head'shownand described is of simple and compact construction, especially easy to assemble and. clean. The parts are so arranged that when the perforated face plate member D is removed as for cleaning, the tubular strainer will drop off by gravity, prac tically insuring that the strainer part Cwill be cleaned wheneverthe face plate D is removed. This is a desirable characteristicof the invention since a periodic'cleaning of the strainer'and face plate is essential for the -maintenance of the best operating conditions,

' shower head construction is so simple that it and frequently the cleaning and maintenance of a shower head is attended to by persons having little or no mechanical skill. The

may readily be assembled and taken apart by an unskilled worker. that the parts requiring cleaning can be disconnected without disconnecting the shower head from, the pipe supplying water to the shower head. A

While in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, I have illustrated and described the best form of embodiment of my invention now known to me, itwill be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the form of the apparatus disclosed without departing from the spirit of my invention as a set forth in the appended claims and that in some cases certain features of my invention may be used to'advantage without a corresponding use of other features.

It is further evident Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A shower head comprising a shell portion surrounding a chamber open at one side and alaterally ported-supply pipe portion extending-from said shell into said chamber toward its open side and having a bolt extension on the closed free end thereof, a perforated wall closing the otherwise" open side of said chamber, arelatively rigid cylindrical strainer surrounding said pipe portion, said bolt extension extending through the perforated plateand an externa'lclamping nut on said bolt extension.

T 2. A shower head comprising a shell portion surrounding'a chamber open at one side and a supply pipe having a laterally ported body portion closer-lat its free end and extending from said shell into said chamber toward its'open side, a perforated wall detachablysecured to the free end ofsaid pipe portion and closing the otherwise open side of said chamher, and a relativelyrigid cylindrical strainer surrounding said pipe portion and of larger internal diameter than'and spaced from the body of said ported pipe. 9

3. A shower headcomprising a shell portion' surrounding a chamber open at one side and a supply pipe having'a laterally ported body portion extending from said shell into saidchamber toward its open side, a perfo- 7 rated wall detachably secured to the free end of said'pipeportion and closing the otherwise open side of said'chamber',*a relatively,

rigid cylindrical strainer'surrounding said pipe portion and of larger internal diameter than the body of said ported pipe, and spaced centering flanges formed onsaid pipe, and said strainer contacting with the peripheral surfaces of said flanges, whereby an annular space is formedbetween said strainer and said body portion.

4. A shower head comprising a bell-shaped 'shell portion surrounding a chamber open at its under side, a liquid supply pipe having an elongated laterally ported portion closed at its lower end, said pipe extending from said shell into said chamber toward its open side, a tubular strainer surrounding and 

